Posted on 12/21/2024 10:26:50 AM PST by Morgana
COLONIAL HEIGHTS, Va. — The Virginia Department of Health confirmed its Office of Licensure and Certification is conducting an investigation into Colonial Heights Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Colonial Heights.
"Due to the ongoing criminal investigation, VDH cannot comment further on this matter at this time,” Maria Reppas, a spokeswoman for VDH, said.
CBS 6 has reported Colonial Heights police arrested multiple employees at the Colonial Heights Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Wednesday morning, charging them with crimes ranging from abuse and neglect of vulnerable adults to falsifying patient records.
The arrests came after police say a 74-year-old patient was hospitalized and ultimately died due to inadequate care received at the facility.
This is not the first time CBS 6 has reported on issues with the facility.
InJuly 2024, we told you VDH cited the facility for violating federal rules after our 2023 investigation into an attack on a social worker by a resident.
After that report, VDH said they visited the facility in August 2024 to investigate nine different complaints
Our May 2023 investigation focused on how the nursing home handled the case of Cassie Ortiz, a social worker who was assaulted by a patient at the facility.
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A lot cleaner and would be more cost efficient. I just hate nursing homes. The people are forced to have horrible tasteless food. Get left to rot in hallways. Pick up major infections etc.
Many are subject to cruelty and neglect.
My Grandmother told Momma to marry a man who loved children and dogs. The way to tell that she told her is to see if they love him first. It worked. Some may ask what that has to do with this article. If you’ll hurt the innocent and aren’t good to them you are just no damn good.
If they would not put their loved ones in these places it would be a good thing.
My mother used to tell us. “If you ever put me in a nursing home, I will come back to haunt you.” And we never did when she became infirm; we took turns caring for her. She passed at home a few weeks shy of her 95th birthday.
“Virginia Dept. of Health.
Not Victor Davis Hanson”
I love you guys.
We are a lovable bunch!
How is it that Victor Davis Hansen is involved with nursing home crime?
Those arrested included: Shawanda, Katiema, Kamesha, Shakima, Voncelia, Rugiatu, Shacary, Lakisha . . .
“Nothing can be worse than some of these depressing hellholes.’’
You don’t know how right your are.
I’ve worked in a number of them.
“Nursing home’’, “Hotel Whisky Romeo’’, aka “Heavens Waiting Room’’.
People in those places go from hell and hopefully to heaven.
I’m sure. I’ve prayed with them, for them. Talked to plenty of them(vets are tops with me) made some laugh, held a hand or two.
If you have any heart you just can’t hold back.
To read something like this is heartbreaking.
And infuriating.
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